Stanley Hough

Who was Stanley Hough?

Stanley L. Hough was an American movie executive and film and television producer.

He worked as an assistant director from 1952–1961. He then became vice-president in charge of production operations at 20th Century Fox. In 1971 he married the actress Jean Peters after she had divorced her estranged husband Howard Hughes. Hough then decided to become a producer and resigned his post at 20th Century Fox. His first job was on the successful movie Emperor of the North Pole starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine. He then produced the Planet of the Apes TV series from 1974 to 1981. He wrote the stories for the successful westerns Bandolero! and The Undefeated.